Bicycle Accident Lawyer Davie, FL

Knocked off your bike by a driver in Davie?

Florida gives you the same rights on that road as the person who hit you, and Jacobson Injury Firm holds them to it.

Davie rides more than most Broward towns. More than 165 miles of trail run through a community of 35 square miles, the campuses of the South Florida Education Center put students on bikes daily, and riders share Griffin Road, University Drive, and the quieter equestrian streets with drivers who are not watching for them. Our bicycle accident lawyer in Davie, FL represents riders hit by cars, doored by parked vehicles, and thrown by road defects. Call (561) 567-7163 for a free consultation.

Bicycle Accident Lawyer in Davie, FL

Every cyclist claim starts against a headwind of assumption. The rider came out of nowhere. The rider had no lights. The rider should have been on the sidewalk. Adjusters lean on that instinct because juries sometimes share it.

Florida law says something different. A cyclist has all the rights and duties of any other driver on the road, and a driver who hits one must answer the same questions as a driver who hits a car. A Davie bicycle injury attorney builds the file to replace assumptions with the statute and the physical proof.

Table of Contents

1. Bicycle Accident Lawyer in Davie, FL
2. Why Choose Jacobson Injury Firm for Cyclist Claims
3. Types of Bicycle Accident Cases We Handle
4. What Florida Law Says about Drivers and Cyclists
5. How Riders Get Paid after a Crash
6. Damages in a Davie Bicycle Accident Claim
7. Frequently Asked Questions
8. Contact Jacobson Injury Firm

Why Choose Jacobson Injury Firm for Cyclist Claims

Local Knowledge of the Roads Riders Actually Use

Davie’s trail network crosses vehicle traffic at points where drivers do not expect a bike, and the arterials carry speeds that turn a glancing contact into a hospital stay. Adam Jacobson earned his Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law and is a member of The Florida Bar, with further admissions in New York, Connecticut, and Illinois. These claims get tried in Broward County Circuit Court.

Results on Claims Insurers Discount

Our firm has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients. Carriers price cyclist claims low because they expect the rider to accept partial blame. A personal injury firm in Davie that prepares the file for trial changes that arithmetic.

No Fee unless We Recover

Bicycle accident claims in Davie, FL run on a contingency fee agreement. No retainer, nothing hourly, nothing owed unless we collect.

What Our Clients Say

“Adam Jacobson is a bright, smart detailed attorney. I highly recommend him to represent you.”

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Types of Bicycle Accident Cases We Handle

• Right hook collisions: A driver passes a rider and immediately turns right across the bike’s path. The pass and the turn together are the negligence.
• Left cross collisions: An oncoming driver turns left across a rider going straight, usually saying afterward that the bike was moving faster than it looked.
• Unsafe passing: Drivers squeezing past inside the legal margin, which Florida sets in feet and which physical evidence can measure.
• Dooring: A parked driver opens a door into the travel path, and the rider has no time to react at any speed.
• Rear-end strikes: Distracted drivers hitting riders from behind, which produce the most severe outcomes on this list and frequently involve brain injuries.
• Trail and roadway crossings: Where Davie’s trail system meets vehicle traffic, and sightlines or signage may put a public entity in the claim.
• Road defect crashes: Potholes, grates, and broken pavement that throw a rider with no vehicle involved at all, which raises [premises liability] and government notice questions.
• Hit-and-run: When the driver leaves, uninsured motorist coverage becomes the claim while we work on identification.

What Florida Law Says about Drivers and Cyclists

Two statutes do most of the work in these cases.

Florida Statute § 316.2065 gives a cyclist all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle. It also sets the rules insurers quote back at you:

• A rider moving slower than traffic uses the bike lane or rides as close as practicable to the right-hand curb, with real exceptions for overtaking, preparing to turn left, and avoiding hazards, parked cars, or a lane too narrow to share.
• Riders under 16 must wear a helmet meeting federal safety standards.
• Night riding requires a white front lamp visible at 500 feet and a red rear light visible at 600 feet.
• On a sidewalk or in a crosswalk, a cyclist has the rights of a pedestrian, must yield to pedestrians, and signals before passing.

Florida Statute § 316.083 covers passing. A driver overtaking a bicycle must pass at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet, and that margin applies both when sharing a lane and when the rider is in a bike lane.

Missing a helmet or a light does not end your claim. Florida reduces recovery by your share of blame under Florida Statute § 768.81 and bars it only above 50 percent, and our comparative fault page walks through that math. An adult rider with no helmet still has a case.

How Riders Get Paid after a Crash

A cyclist struck by a car is not outside the auto insurance system. Your own PIP follows you onto the bike under Florida Statute § 627.736, and its deadlines are short. Initial services must be provided within 14 days. Benefits reach $10,000 with an emergency medical condition finding and stop at $2,500 without one, paying 80 percent of reasonable medical expenses and 60 percent of lost gross income.

PIP rarely covers a serious cycling injury, so the real money sits in the driver’s liability coverage, uninsured motorist coverage in your household, and any commercial policy where the driver was working. You have two years to file under Florida Statute § 95.11, and our statute of limitations page covers the exceptions.

Damages in a Davie Bicycle Accident Claim

Economic damages cover emergency care, orthopedic surgery, dental work, rehabilitation, future treatment, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, and the bike and gear themselves. Cyclists absorb impact directly, so broken bones, clavicle and wrist fractures, and road rash requiring grafts are routine.

Non-economic damages cover pain and suffering, scarring, and loss of enjoyment of life, which lands hard on someone whose riding was the center of their week. Severe crashes reach catastrophic injury territory, and a fatal crash becomes the family’s [wrongful death] claim.

Insurance companies work the fault angle in every cyclist file, since each percentage point they assign to you comes off the payment. Scene evidence answers them better than argument does.

Frequently Asked Questions

I was not wearing a helmet. Does that sink my case? 

No. Florida requires helmets only under 16, and for an adult the absence of one affects the fault split at most, not the right to recover.

Do I need my own car insurance to have PIP? 

Not necessarily. Coverage may come through a resident relative’s policy or the at-fault driver’s. We map the policies at intake.

The driver says I came out of nowhere. How do we disprove it? 

Damage patterns, rest positions, camera footage, and helmet or bike damage tell a physical story that beats recollection.

What if I crashed on a road defect with no car involved? 

That can still be a claim against a private property owner or a public entity, though government claims carry shorter notice rules. Our case timelines page explains the stages.

Contact Jacobson Injury Firm

Do not let anyone repair or discard the bike. The frame, the wheel, and the helmet are physical proof of impact direction and force, and they answer the story the driver will tell.

Consultations are free, and we work on contingency. Contact us to talk through the crash. A bicycle accident attorney in Davie, FL can tell you what the statute actually required of that driver.